Adam Lister, the pixelated watercolors of great painters

Since it is impossible to treat yourself to the mysterious charms of the Mona Lisa, under heavy guard at the Louvre Museum or to transport in your living room the superb fresco of Adam's Creation, created by Michelangelo under the vault of the Sixtine Chapel, at the Vatican, you might as well take advantage of the sketching talents of Adam Lister, an American artist, who studied at the the School of Visual Arts in New York.

The art of pixelizing great painters

The artist explores graphic art in paintings by reproducing in his own way works by the most famous painters. This approach must be perceived at the second degree. Through his hands, landscapes and characters take on geometric shapes thanks to a modulated technique that makes each image futuristic, even if each one of his work deconstructs and reinvents a great classic.

Even in this form, Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world, is recognizable. © DR

Leonardo da Vinci, who painted the Last Supper, in 1494, at the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, would not have disavowed this modernized version. © DR

A reinterpretation of works for the beauty of gestures

Lived like a union between design and craftsmanship, his sophisticated triangles display a multi-faceted variety of finishings never seen before on a canvas. To seduce all his admirers, Adam Lister diversifies his subjects by representing TV and movie actors as well as politicians. So invite yourself to his gallery in Manhattan, to leaf through his voluminous catalogue…

More than a classic reproduction of Adam's Creation, this one by Adam Lister will surely spark many comments. © DR